Grey Wolves

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Grey Wolves is a Turkish ultranationalist, far-right paramilitary organization known for its violent activism and political militancy.

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Label Occurrences
Grey Wolves canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf far-right organization
paramilitary organization
ultranationalist organization
abbreviation Ülkü Ocakları
activeIn Austria
Central Asia
Europe
France
Germany
Turkey
alsoKnownAs Bozkurtlar
Idealist Hearths
associatedWith Nationalist Movement Party
bannedIn France
countryOfOrigin Turkey
designatedAs extremist organization in some countries
foundedInPeriod late 1960s
goal opposition to Kurdish autonomy
promotion of Turkish nationalism
unification of Turkic peoples
ideology Pan-Turkism
Turkish ultranationalism
anti-Kurdish nationalism
anti-communism
far-right nationalism
linkedTo Gülen movement
surface form: Turkish deep state (alleged)

organized crime networks (alleged)
monitoredBy German domestic intelligence
notableActivity attacks on Kurdish activists
attacks on ethnic and religious minorities
attacks on left-wing activists
involvement in political assassinations in Turkey
paramilitary training
political militancy
street violence
opposes Armenian political activism
Kurdish separatist movements
left-wing movements
politicalPosition far-right
propagandaMethods nationalist publications
rallies and demonstrations
social media campaigns
religion Sunni Islam
surface form: Sunni Islam (majority of members)
supports strong centralized Turkish state
symbol Bozkurt (mythical grey wolf)
grey wolf hand sign
targetOf counter-extremism measures in Europe
uses youth organizations for recruitment

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mehmet Ali Ağca memberOf Grey Wolves
Nationalist Movement Party hasPart Grey Wolves
Ağca memberOf Grey Wolves
subject surface form: Mehmet Ali Ağca